Jeremiah 15 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 15.

Meditate on and memorize this phrase from verse 19.

Extract the precious from the worthless.

The people of Judah chose to forsake God, and they kept going backward.  God grew tired of relenting on behalf of those living in unrelenting sin, so He declared their destiny in Jeremiah 15.  The people were destined for death, the sword, famine, and captivity.   God would bring anguish and dismay on them (Jeremiah 15:1-8).

Jeremiah chose not to forsake the LORD.  Notice his response to the Word of God:

Your Words were found and I ate them,

and Your Words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart,

for I have been called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.

—Jeremiah 15:16

God was pleased with Jeremiah and promised to save and deliver him from the hand of the wicked.  He promised to redeem him from the grasp of the violent (Jeremiah 15:20-21).

Would you describe your life as going backward or forward?  What is your relationship to God and His Word?  Are you clinging to the LORD and His Word of Truth?  Do you devour God’s Words?  Is the Bible a joy to you and the delight of your heart?

Pray Jeremiah 15:19-21 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, ________ and I want to return to You and be restored to You.

 Let us stand before You.  Help us to extract the precious from the worthless. 

Make us Your spokesmen.  Make us a fortified wall of bronze,

and though others may fight against us, do not let them prevail over us. 

Be with us to save us and deliver us. 

Deliver us from the hand of the wicked and redeem us from the grasp of the violent.

For Your name’s sake, Jesus~”